While certainly a nuisance for anyone, the flu can be deadly for infants and the elderly. Doctors recommend that, in preparation
for flu season, senior citizens increase the amount of antioxidants in their diet and receive the flu vaccine. To help their seniors prevent the onset of the flu, a local retirement facility plans to substitute wild blackberries and raspberries for the usual melon and pineapple in its breakfasts and desserts. Which of the following constitutes a reason to believe that the retirement facility’s plan will be successful? A. Wild blackberries and raspberries are not significantly more expensive on a per-pound basis than are pineapples and melons.
B. Most of the residents at the retirement facility prefer wild blackberries and raspberries to melon and pineapple.
C. None of the residents at the retirement facilities have a known a fruit allergy.
D. Wild blackberries and raspberries have a significantly higher antioxidant content than do pineapples and melons.
E. Wild blackberries and raspberries are harvested locally in the months immediately prior to flu season.
D. Wild blackberries and raspberries have a significantly higher antioxidant content than do pineapples and melons.
Explanation:
Blackberry and raspberry are tasty and health-beneficial fruits, rich in vitamins C, E, B and K, in iron, folic acid. The presence of vitamin E is the major differential that makes these fruits a very important natural antioxidant. Since the medical recommendation is to increase antioxidants, these fruits are more recommended than pineapple and melon, which also contain antioxidants, but in a smaller amount.
